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As part of CBSN's series "Black @: Private Education and Race," we spoke to Oliver Scholars CEO Danielle Moss about different barriers Black and Latino students face, and how her nonprofit is working to change that. She says legacy admissions policies offer affluent students an unfair advantage, and explains why all students benefit from more diverse schools.
As part of our series "Black @: Private Education and Race," filmmakers and parents Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson join CBSN to share what it was like recording their son's experiences as he attended The Dalton School in New York City. They shed light on some of the struggles their son faced, and offered insight into what other parents should consider when sending Black children to predominantly White institutions.
As part of our series "Black @: Private Education and Race," Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School alumna Lauren Gloster joins CBSN to explain how microaggressions are traumatizing for Black students, and why not having faculty representation is damaging for their learning experiences.
As part of CBSN's series "Black @: Private Education and Race" series, we talked with Advanced Math and Science Academy alumna Soleil Kelly about what prompted the creation of the @BlackatAMSA Instagram account. She says the Black Student Union was expected to teach White students about race, even when the curriculum didn't — and discusses how the school's administration is responding the students' demands.
"There was an authenticity and a grace and respect to not just each role that he was inhabiting but also I think to what it meant to the Black community each he stepped in front of the camera," Johnson said.
"The Power of August" looks back at transformational moments in American civil rights history that happened in the month of August. Anchored by Maurice DuBois, "The Power of August" is comprised of four acts, each told in eight minutes and 46 seconds — the approximate duration of time a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on George Floyd's neck. Each act explores stories of powerful and historic August events, beginning with Emmett Till's murder, then the March on Washington, Ferguson and the power of the vote in 2020.
As protests continue to grip the nation following the death of George Floyd, "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King anchors "Justice for All," a one-hour primetime special that explores how this tragic confrontation ignited a movement demanding an end to the painful history of systemic racism and brutality in police departments across the country. Correction: Robin DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. Please note: This is a revised version of the program that aired on 6/9/20.
New data from the CDC shows COVID-19 disproportionately affects black people and the death toll for African Americans is significantly higher. The Associated Press race & ethnicity writer Aaron Morrison joined CBSN to discuss the stark racial gap in the U.S.
Disney said the film will be shown at 250 participating AMC locations nationwide the first week in February.
Boseman will give the keynote address at his alma mater Howard's 150th commencement ceremony on May 12
